Curtis High School - Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

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In any large organization there are certain iobs that have to be done and certain services ren- dered for which little thanks and recognition are received. There can be found in Curtis many such positions in which teachers and students work behind the scenes, carrying out essential services without which our school could not function ef- fectively. Many students find it worth their while to work in one or another of the various offices scattered throughout the school. On the main floor can be found the clerical offices which include the working quarters of the administration, the grade advisers, the college adviser, and the attendance co- ordinator. Moving upstairs, one finds the English office, occupied by Mr. Seitzman and his workers. Ascending to the next level, one sees an abun- dance of offices sandwiched between classrooms. Miss Caccamo presides over the ever-busy Social Studies office. The fast-moving Business Education office is headed by Mr. Neinstein. Miss Richter directs the Math squad, operating out of a barely noticeable cubbyhole numbered 358. Leaving the third floor and climbing still higher, one discovers the Modern Language office hidden in a remote spot on the fourth floor. Mr. Raichle supervises the work in this retreat. All of the aforementioned members of the faculty are heads of their respec- tive departments. What do the students that work in an office do? Their iobs vary from operating a switchboard, typing, filing, or stenciling, to carrying books, mimeographing, running errands or setting up a movie proiector. Amid test tubes and microscope slides many stu- dents, working in the science labs, find their labors both interesting and rewarding. In the bio. and chem. laboratories, they prepare experiments, set up class demonstrations, show movies, and do odd iobs such as cleaning test tubes, feeding rabbits, and preparing carbon dioxide. Much work on the part of the student body goes into the presentation of our weekly assemblies. The Student Assembly Program Planning Commit- tee, more widely known as SAPPC, plans and polishes the weekly routines. At 9:30 every Wednesday morning, while the band plays dili- gently, ten senior boys with red arm bands care- fully guide about 600 students to their seats. As the music fades into a rhythmic drum beat, the color guard marches proudly up the center aisle bearing the Stars and Stripes. Following the open- ing ceremonies, the stage crew does its part by rearranging the chairs and mikes, adapting the set to the program of the day. In the supply room on the wall opposite the entrance, there hangs a newspaper with the head- line, Supply Room Strikes: Faculty Panics. Though it is meant to be humorous, the mock headline accents an astonishing fact. A well-co-ordinated team of six boys, supervised by Mr. Rice, controls the life-line of the school, distributing such necessi- ties as paper, chalk, erasers, typewriter ribbons, rubber bands, stencils and paper clips. Another small but important group of students can be found working every morning during regis- ter period in the G.O. Store. Besides selling school supplies such as looseleaf paper, pens, book covers and review books, the students have to take inven- tory, order supplies, and keep the store. An important function of education is the incul- cation of the habit of reading. Fortunately, we have at Curtis a well-stocked library where students are able to slake their thirst for printed matter. Librarians Miss Bamber and Mrs. Patton are always ready to assist the confused or stymied reader, and a squad of about thirty pupils is busy through- out the day helping to keep the library running smoothly. In any society there are rules and laws that have to be obeyed, and consequently, there are people whose iob it is to enforce these regulations. Here at Curtis we have a similar situation, our marshals serve as policemen. The lunchroom marshals are responsible for maintaining sanitary conditions in the cafeterias. The post marshals keep the halls orderly during class, the traffic marshals try to ease the situation that occurs when the period bell rings. Also included in this section are seniors who are participating in the Co-operative Education pro- gram under the direction of Mr. Rotman. Through this program they attend school and work at a full time job, on alternate weeks. Curtis, of all Staten Island high schools, is unique in offering this plan which fosters co-operation between the worlds of business and education. The Yearbook would like to commend these un- sung heroes who tirelessly work in our school's offices and on various squads, and extend to them a special expression of thanks.